I had my back yard sodded this Spring with Bermuda grass. Now there are brown patches in places. Help!?
Question:It is getting plenty of water, and it gets direct sunlight.
Answers:
Most probably, it a fungus. Spray an authorized systemic fungicide and hope for the best.
Next time, sod using seashore paspallum, much more rustic and less dormant in winter (stay green).
If it is not drying out too much, and if it is in direct sunlight the odds of a fungus or brown patch disease are less, then look for bugs. Take a large can, cut out both ends, stick it into the ground and half fill with water. Look at it later to see if bugs are floating on the water. Chinch bugs love bermuda grass and can cause it to brown out since they suck out the moisture in the grass.
Did they sod over the old grass? If they did then that is your problem. The old grass is dying which is causing your new grass to dye as well. I just watched a gardening episode that dealt with this very topic. I'm not sure what you need to do, but I'd call the people that layed the sod and get them to help fix it.
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